if i already received a re-up bonus downrange in 2005 can i still receive the bear programs b zone bonus now?

Yes, as long as you do not receive two bonus payment for the same zone and you reenlist to have an ETS date after the 10 year mark.

Let me edit a little to make sure there are no misunderstandings
I am assumeing that you received the bonus downrange for being deployed. In order to receive the BEAR bonus in the B zone, you must have completed and graduated training for the MOS that you entered the BEAR program for. If you sign a BEAR contract now, you will not get the bonus until you graduate.
Hope this does not confuse or cause issues.

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Thank you ArmyReup

is there any way of predicting when or if we will get good bonuses again?

The way I approach the issue of bonues when I counsel my Soldiers is that any bonus is better than no bonus. A $500 bonus today is more than you had in your pocket/account yesterday. Keep in mind a bonus is just that, a bonus. You will have a paycheck each and every month during your time in the military, no worries about getting fired, laid off or what have you. You can flip a bogger at your boss and have to do some push-ups without the possibility of getting fired.
Now that I have "preached", October with the new FY should have some bonus money. Anything like last year, dont think so but you never know. Keep an eye on the milper messages and the this site.
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